Countries Ransom kidnappings add to South Africa’s crime woes Johannesburg – From an eight-year-old snatched on her way to school to a wealthy businessman who was abducted and... Read more 28 Dec, 2022
Countries Suspects who kidnapped 2 Cape Town businesswomen arrested after withdrawing ‘ransom money’ Cape Town – Two men who reportedly kidnapped two businesswomen were arrested in Cape Town after they allegedly withdrew... Read more 3 Dec, 2022
Countries Somalia questions foreign ‘hostages’ found near Al-Shabaab territory Mogadishu – Somali police launched an investigation on Sunday after 20 foreigners were discovered near territory controlled by the... Read more 28 Nov, 2022
Countries Kidnapped Durban motorist pays hijackers R20 000 to spare his life Cape Town – A Durban man who was allegedly kidnapped over the weekend reportedly paid hijackers R20 000 to... Read more 24 Nov, 2022
Countries PICS | Indian national, 55, arrested in a restaurant while planning to kidnap boy, 11, for ransom Cape Town – Police on Friday arrested a 55-year-old Indian national after they received information that he had been... Read more 12 Nov, 2022
Countries ‘We just want her back home safely’ – shocked family of kidnapped Cape Town girl pleads for her return Cape Town – The family of a Cape Town girl who was kidnapped on her way to school on... Read more 8 Nov, 2022
Countries Nigeria gunmen free abducted children in northwest Kano – Gunmen who abducted a group of children working on a farm in northwest Nigeria’s Katsina state have... Read more 6 Nov, 2022
Countries Armed men kidnap two traffic officers and injured police officer in shoot out Cape Town – A group of armed men allegedly kidnapped two female traffic officers and wounded a female police... Read more 3 Nov, 2022
Chad Chad PM says abducted Franco-Australian set free N’Djamena – A French-Australian hostage kidnapped in eastern Chad has been released and is in “good health”, the Chadian... Read more 31 Oct, 2022
Countries ‘The child was taken’ – Lebowakgomo police investigate case of missing toddler Lebowakgomo – Police in Lebowakgomo are investigating the case of a missing one-year-old toddler, Motheo Rashilo, from Malatane village... Read more 31 Oct, 2022